by Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Sports

by Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Sports

After throwing the overtime interception that set up the game-winning kick, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback took ownership of the moment.

Feel like you lost the game?

"Yes, absolutely," he said. "One-hundred percent. This is on me. I let the team, the fans, everybody down."

You can't say that Roethlisberger isn't a stand-up type of guy. His second pass of overtime, an out pattern for Mike Wallace, was intercepted by Brandon Carr and returned 36 yards to the 1-yard line. Dan Bailey's 21-yard field goal lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 27-24 victory.

"We called a good play, we just didn't execute it," Roethlisberger said. "I just didn't put enough on it to the outside."

Roethlisberger completed 24 of 40 passes for 339 yards, with 2 touchdowns and the pick. He wasn't as rusty as he was against the San Diego Chargers a week earlier.

But since returning from the shoulder and rib injuries that forced Roethlisberger to miss three games, the battered Steelers are 0-2.

With the season hinging on back-to-back home games against the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns, the Steelers (7-7) playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.

But first, they to get beyond Sunday's setback.

"There won't be any quit from us, especially from me," Roethlisberger said. "This is gonna sting real bad. It'll hopefully make me and make us better as we've got these last couple of games."